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Jamind

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About Jamind

  • Birthday 08/16/1979

Basic Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Country
    United Kingdom
  • State
    AL

Hair Loss Overview

  • Describe Your Hair Loss Pattern
    Receding Hairline (Genetic Baldness)
  • How long have you been losing your hair?
    In the last 10 years
  • Norwood Level if Known
    Norwood II A
  • What Best Describes Your Goals?
    Maintain Existing Hair
    Considering Surgical Hair Restoration

Hair Loss Treatments

  • Have you ever had a hair transplant?
    Yes
  • Hair Transplant Surgeon
    Dr. Alan Feller
  • Current Non-Surgical Treatment Regime
    Revivogen
    Nizoral Shampoo

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  1. I have been recommended at least 1600 FUs to fill-in the HT areas by Dr. Pathomvanich's assistant. I also hope to bring the hairline slightly forward and strengthen it, so this figure might rise. Since this recommendation was based only on the photos I have uploaded to this forum, it may not be accurate, but is what I had expected.
  2. Thank you for your response Dr. Charles. As I have previously mentioned to Spex, the most important considerations for me are a doctor's experience, past results and feedback; however, since I believe I would be able to achieve similar results with either Dr. Feller or Dr. Pathomvanich, cost, locality and/or waiting times will most likely be the determining factors. I guess the level at which one judges the success or otherwise of a personal HT would depend on one's expectation prior to the HT. I'm satisfied, and very much appreciated the benefits this HT has given me. However, I don't think I could have been genuinely pleased unless having achieved all I had hoped for in one HT. Given my fine hair, I was evidently unrealistic.
  3. Thanks for the post Irishsailor; I agree with all that you said. Often those men who have great results after a first HT into the frontal areas had a reasonable amount of remaining hair to enhance the effect. In time, without the use of non-medical treatments (the "big three"), those hairs will, of course, cease to exist as a result of MPB. In my case, I had not lost hair anywhere, but the immediate frontal areas, and these were more-or-less completely bald. I tried to be as objective and honest as I could be in my post; I hope this was clear.
  4. Thanks for the response Spex, as quick as ever. I think most of you will see that both lateral zones, and my left temple towards the frontal zone look pretty good, but that my right temple looks thin, an effect which extends into the frontal zone. When held down, the front is evidently thin. I have absolutely no doubt that I would benefit significantly from a second HT. So, as an answer to Spex's question, I am now in the process of considering where and when to have a second HT, to both fill-in the existing hairline, particularly on the right hand side, and bring it slightly further forward from the lateral zones up. Please read my considerations here and post if you can be of any help to me: Recommended Surgeons (for Second Procedure) - Forum By and for Hair Loss Patients
  5. Some of you may have read my recent long overdue update on my HT with Dr. Feller, but if not, please see this post, with photos, here: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/161087-my-experiences-2146-fu-strip-transplant-dr-feller-3.html I think most of you will see that both lateral zones, and my left temple towards the frontal zone look pretty good, but that my right temple looks thin, an effect which extends into the frontal zone. When held down, the front is evidently thin. So, I am now in the process of considering where and when to have a second HT, to both fill-in the existing hairline, particularly on the right hand side, and bring it slightly further forward from the lateral zones up. I may be in Asia during the next six months, so have thus been researching Dr. Damkerng Pathomvanich, who would seem to have some good positive feedback and be experienced with patients from different ethnic backgrounds (i.e., not solely, darker, thicker hair). There are also several recommended surgeons in India (although both non-coalition members), but based on what I have seen and understand, neither has much, if any, experience of working with non-Asian patients, so I would not consider either. If Dr. Damkerng Pathomvanich is my only realistic option in Asia, I would appreciate any feedback any of you can offer me. I haven't dismissed a return to Dr. Alan Feller in New York, but since I may well be in Asia soon, and would prefer to begin experiencing the benefits of a second transplant sooner rather than later, Dr. Damkerng Pathomvanich seems a likely candidate. As a bonus, an HT in Thailand would increase my total HT bill by considerably less than returning to New York.
  6. .....or not, as the case may be! It is now 19 months since my hair transplant (HT) in New York with Dr. Feller, so I have first included a summary of all my thoughts and how the HT has developed since that time. I do have fine hair (individual hair shaft diameter) and this may have worked against me in achieving better results after only one HT. I have never been able to easily style my hair, as it simply doesn't have the thickness (or fullness) to be readily manipulated; it tends to just flop unless a strong hairspray is used. I was thus never going to be one of those guys who has 10 follicular units (FUs) implanted per cm2 (just in case, that is an exaggeration) and soon after appears as a Head & Shoulders model. To that end, I was aware prior to this HT that a second session might be required to alter or thicken the new hairline, some of which would be implanted into areas that were completely bald (viz., the lateral, right temporal and immediate frontal areas). However, since my fine hair was not mentioned to me as being a possible issue with respect to achieving satisfactory cosmetic results by Dr. Feller, I remained hopeful that design and FU placement might be sufficient to create a cosmetic effect of fullness. To a certain extent this has been achieved; in some areas very well, but there are other areas that evidently would have required more FUs to achieve this result. That said, my HT has made a big difference to my life, in that I have been largely freed from hair and hairstyle anxiety; not completely, however. My hair on the left side can be cut relatively normally (i.e., all the same length on top), but on the right side I need a bit more length above the areas that had previously been bald to mask this as my hair falls forward. My hair at the front is normally flicked up in a relatively natural and if possible, messy way, and held with hairspray. My hairstyle has been like this for some time, but where before I had to almost style the hair forward, across and up to cover the bald areas (and it probably looked terrible), it now looks natural. After the HT I experienced no shock-loss, as I mentioned in a previous post, and nor did I see any obvious signs of having dislodged any grafts. Having inspected the placement of FUs at my hairlines from temple to temple, it would appear that I have indeed retained the majority if not all of these grafts. I can thus only assume that the same applies to those behind the foremost grafts. Where I had scarred, there were no obvious scars without at least one hair growing from within. Most of the hairs have thickened and grown, but a few at the front (less than 10) remain shorter and thin. The transplanted hairs although now less unruly feel thicker in places than the hair behind (sc., these are thicker hairs taken from the back of the head), particularly in the lateral zones, but less so at the front where some hairs are still kinked, wavy and generally not straight! Despite now having reached the 19th month post transplant, I remain hopeful that these hairs might thicken a bit more (i.e., become more manageable), although with no significant cosmetic benefit. Now for the photos. Remember, with a HT, the idea is to create an effect of fullness, but not to actually implant the same number of hairs as would naturally exist per cm2 on a full head of hair. Photos can thus be misleading, as the level and direction of light can both enhance or degrade the appearance of a HT; as, indeed, they can a head of hair that is thinning. I have taken numerous photos in low, natural and higher lightening, both close up and from a distance, in an attempt to illustrate this. A further point to note is that I normally wash my hair everyday when I shower in the morning, but had not washed my hair that morning prior to taking these photographs. Since my hair is fine and skin relatively greasy, my hair tends to feel heavy, weighed down and less full each morning prior to washing. This also makes it more difficult to style, as the cosmetic effect of fullness is slightly diminished.
  7. 18 month update coming soon. I do have photos from the 6-7 month period as well. Apologies for my absence, I have been living in the middle of nowhere for the past year!
  8. I am due a 6 month update during the next few weeks on both my hair transplant and Revivogen regime. In brief now, however, as you have asked: I am still using Revivogen five times a week, and a generic 2% Ketoconazole shampoo twice a week (e.g., Nizoral). These remain my only hair loss treatments. To date (nearly six months), there has been no discernible change in the appearance of my hair from that whilst taking Finasteride 1.0mg daily, including directly behind the transplant zones and at the crown (where I have a double crown). It is difficult to draw any definitive conclusions yet as to the effectiveness of Revivogen for me. If my hair remains the same for another six months, I will be able to say quite confidently that, based on 8-9 years of experience with all of the above treatments, Revivogen is working for me. My transplant is filling in and looking good, which will afford me a cosmetic line defense if the fall-out begins - This will hopefully be sufficient until something like CB-03-01 (Google it) becomes available.
  9. See my recent hairline results from Dr. Feller here: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/161087-my-experiences-2146-fu-strip-transplant-dr-feller.html#post2267827 I also wrote the following in response to a previous thread and since it is highly relevant to this topic, I have copied & pasted here for ease. I was offered a two day 2000+ FUE procedure at the HS Hair Clinic, Queen Anne St., for 7200 GBP. Previous Post The reason for this post is that I would like to add to my former post that the HS Hair Clinic at which Wayne Rooney had his transplant done is also the one at which I cancelled a prospective procedure after consultation with Spex and before travelling to see Dr. Feller in New York. Incidentally (and not surprisingly), their website is also experiencing unprecedented traffic. I have nothing against the staff, they were very friendly/helpful; however, I wasn't comfortable that there would be much room for negotiation regarding the position and nature of my hairline. The Slovakian doctor didn't seem comfortable (from her own experience) that the hairs would point in the right direction if my greatly receded hairline was significantly lowered. This was the whole point of my transplant and a result that was, fortunately, affored to me by Dr. Feller. Secondly, since I do not know how my hair loss will progress, I might require a substantial number of grafts in the future. FUE, which is the only technique they perform, would not have maximised my donor potential. Wayne Rooney has always worn his hair fairly short and since losing his hair, cropped. A strip scar may thus have been responsible for his decision to opt for the FUE technique at this clinic. Only providing FUE panders to typical consumer culture: "FUE is the latest, most advanced technique and everyone wants it"! It may be a useful adjunct to the strip procedure, but is it really suitable for larger sessions and patients that will require further transplants in the future? All of the above fill me with doubts about the HS Hair Clinic.
  10. I have read a number of posts about shock-loss recently. To the best of my knowledge, however, I experienced no (or at most, minimal) shock-loss in my transplant area. This might be due to the nature of my frontal recession, such that most of the transplanted hairs were implanted in front of my old hairline. That said, I did have a significant number of hairs in front of my former dense hairline and some diffuse thinning of the hairline, particularly on the left side; both of these areas were involved in the procedure as if completely bald. These hairs must thus have remained in place and, although shaved for the procedure, continued to grow afterwards, as at four months post-procedure they are now 1.5 inches in length.
  11. Thanks Meaina, Glad you found my post informative - This is what this forum is for: sharing in a constructive manner. I will add updates as and when appropriate. Good luck.
  12. Stop being modest Spex: Or you could, of course, buy Spex's guide: Maximum Hair Minimum Loss. After consultation with Spex and the various information he made available to me, and further research of my own, I cancelled my transplant as planned and rebooked with Dr. Feller in New York: My experiences - 2146 FU (Strip) Transplant with Dr. Feller Bear in mind that Spex has had ten (10) transplants himself and has been helping guys such as yourself for many years.
  13. Jamind

    Dutasteride

    I am not recommending that you take Dutasteride, just advising what I did. I took it every day initially, but then reduced it to once a week. I did not take Finasteride on the "off" days. If you are determined to take Dutasteride, but see no obvious benefit after an extended period of taking it, go back to taking Finasteride (only).
  14. Jamind

    Dutasteride

    I have written about my experience with Finasteride and Dutasteride here: My Experience and Unwanted Finasteride (and scroll down) Dutasteride almost immediately made my hair feel thicker (to the touch), but did not significantly alter my hairline. I had largely passed the point of no return in the frontal and temporal areas. One capsual of Dutasteride a week would probably be enough since it is metabolised in the body so slowly (much more so than Finasteride). In my opinion, taking both together is unnecessary. Be aware that whilst there are studies of men having a deficiency of 5-Alpha Reductase Type II that show this has no adverse or abnormal effects, there are none to show the long term effects of inhibiting both Types I and II. Finasteride inhibits only Type II, whereas Dutasteride inhibits both, and in many men is unnecessary.
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